Safety pliers



n c y i Patented hella t5, i923., i-piflfilel l if@ @"il t mtm ll? 517,Wll'w l'wl f iq' 7mm lorlli il a i il en l: et i t. @le lr lietenSTEPHEN W. TENER, Ol EAST CLEVELAND, OHIO.

l SAFETY PLFJRS.

Application filed September 11, 1.920. Serial No. 409,544.

To @ZZ lzii/1,0m it may concern: an integrally formed handle portion 3,the

lie it known that l, l'rnrrmn lll. Timun, head portion 2 being offsetbelow the horia citizen of the United States, and resi- Zontal axis ofthe handle portion to prodent of East Cleveland, in the county of videleverage and being provided with a 60 Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, haveinvented slightly beveled cutting face 4.

certain new and useful Improvements in The jaw members h ave flat sidefaces and Safety Pliers, of which the following is a are pivotallysecured together by a pivot specification. pin 5 in such a manner thatthe inner edges This invent-ion relates to cutting tools, of theircutting faces et will meet to cut 65 and more particularly to pliersused in cutwire or the like.

ting wire, and has for its particular object, A third jaw member C,comprising a head the provision of such pliers having safety portion 6and a spring shank portion 7, is means for holding both ends of the wirethat mounted on the pivot pin 5, and has its has been cut. head offsetso as to it around the head 2 70 Another object is to provide pliers ofof the aw member B, and is provided with this class that will be strong,durable, cheap a flat clamping face 8 which underlies the tomanufacture, and simple in construction. face #i of the jaw member B andcooperates Another object is to provide pliers of therewith to clamp thecut end of the wire. this class that will resemble and follow The springshank portion 7 has its free 75 the general design of the ordinary wellend securely fastened to the handle of the known and accepted design ofpliers in use. jaw member A by a rivet 10, and therefore,

Heretofore, the generally accepted design the aw members A and C willmove in uniof pliers in use has consisted of two jaw son. members havinga head portion and a reln operation, when pressure is applied to 80duced shank or handle portion, the two the handle portion 3 of themembers A and members being piroted together so that the B, the heads 2will move toward each other cutting edges of the heads will meet to cutand the head 6 of member C will move the wire. rilhis construction ofplier is with the head 2 of member A until it clamps simple, cheap tomanufacture, and very duagainst the wire being cut. The head 2 e5 rable,but has proved to be faulty in that of member il will then continue itsmoveit allowed the cut ends of the wire to fly ment until the wire iscut, while head 6 of away from lthe plier with more or less force,iuember C is stationary, the continued movewhich. has many timesresulted in serious inment of head 2 of member A beine' taken jury tothe operator or his fellow workmen. up in the spring shank of member Cawhich 90 The present construction of pliers prowill bow or givesufficiently to allow the vides means cooperating with the usual jawsedges of the cutting faces lof heads 2 to for clamping or holding thesevered ends of meet. the wire, thus positively preventing the ends Anadditional or fourth jaw member D flying away and injuring the operatoror is employed. to cri-operate with thej aw mem- 95 his fellow workmen.beil @i to hold the other end of the out wire In the drawings, not heldby jaw members B and CA Figure l is a side elevation of pliers Vllhemember D is similar to jaw having my invention applied theretoa memberC, and comprises a head portion l1 figure 2 is a top plan thereof.. andspring Aank portion l2, and is mount* 100 I re is a frontelevationthereofe ed on the pivot pin 5 so as to abut the outf'igure 4t is a sideelevation similar to side face of jaw member A, The head il Figure l,but showing a wire between the olfset from the shank l2 so as to fitaround jaws in position to be cut. the head Q- of member A, and isprovided.

Figure 5 is a front end elevation similar with a flat clamping face l/ twhich underlies 105 to lligure 3 showing the wire between the the facedof jaw member A and cooperates jaws in position to be cut. therewith toclamp the end of the wire op Referring particularly to the drawings,posite from the end held by members B the letters A. and B designate thetwo main and C. or cutting jaw members of the pliers, which The springsha-nk portion l2 has its free 110 are of duplicate construction. endsecurely fastened to the handle of the The jaw members comprise a head 2and jaw member B by a rivet 15, and therefore,

the jaw inen'ibers B and lD will move in unison.

The operation ol the fourth jaw l) is sul stantially the same as the jawC. That is, the clampinglfac'e lat oiI the head ll will move with thehead 2 of member l until it clamps the wire to be out against the head 2ol" the jaw member A, where it will remain stationary while head 2 ofmember l will continue to move until the edges ol.l the cutting 'fares lmeet and cut the wire. The continued movement oil the head 2 of member Bis taken Vup in the springv shank oi inen'iber D. which will bow orgive, suilieiently to allow the edges ol the cutting` faces to meet.

It will thus be seen that l have provided a pliers 'having positiveelarfipingv means for Clamping both ends of Wire to be Cut prior to thecutting thereotthereby positively preverntingv the springing away orflying of the eut ends.

I claim:-

l. Pliers for Cutting,` Wire and the like, comprising in Combination, epair ot' Cutting jaw members, each of seid members having` a headportion and a handle portion, said head portion being offset from thehorizontal axis olf the handle portion to provide leverage and being;ln'ovided with a beveled fece, :L pivot passing' through said headportionsl to hold said jaw members together, a pair o'l clamping,` jawsmounted on said pivot, each ol" said last named jaws having a headportion and a flexible spring` shank portion, said shank portion beingsecured intermediate the ends Vo'l'the handle portion ot' one oi saidcutting' jaws and movable therewith, and seid head portion beingsubstantially the same thiekness throughout its length, and being'adapted to bear against the cutting face of the other Cuttingv javv,thereby holding the ends ot the out Wire.

2. Pliers for cutting wire and the like, (.-oniprising` in combination,a pair of cutting aw members, eaoh olf said members having a headportion and a handle portion, said head portion being ol'lset from thehorizontal axis of the handle portion to provide leverage and being`provided With beveled cutting aee, a pivot passing' through said headportions to hold lsaid jaw members to- `gether, ay pair of Clamping jawsmounted on said pivot, eeeh of said last named jaws having` a heedportion and a flexible springV shank portion, said head portion being ofless thickness than the head portion of said cutting Jaws, and saidshank portion being` `secured intermediate the ends of the handleIportion ol one of said cutting jaws and movable therewith, said headportion being substantially the seme thickness throughout its length andbeing odset with relation to the longitudinal axis ol the Clamping javvso as to Fit around the head portion and bear against the cutting hiceof the other cutting jaw, thereby holding the ends of the out wire.

Vin testimony whereof, l have hereunto si gned my name.

srnrnnn W. TENER.

